[NatureNS] Insect Decline

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From: N Robinson <nrobbyn@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:40:42 -0400
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Good idea!  I will check out the municipal by-laws in my area and my
readership area.

Nancy

On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Laviolette, Lance <
lance.laviolette@lmco.com> wrote:

> Hi Nancy,
>
>
>
> If you=E2=80=99re going to try this in an Urban or even village setting, =
verify
> that there aren=E2=80=99t bylaws written preventing a =E2=80=98wild=E2=80=
=99 lawn. Fighting city
> hall and ignoring a bylaw officer on the issue can result in a city crew
> descending on your yard and imposing a =E2=80=98groomed=E2=80=99 look. Yo=
u can be left
> holding an industrial sized bill and a yard that looks like a soya field
> after harvest. Fortunately such bylaws are not universal.
>
>
>
> All the best and good luck with your mini-meadow project,
>
>
>
> Lance
>
>
>
> Lance Laviolette
>
> Glen Robertson, Ontario
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@
> chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *N Robinson
> *Sent:* September 25, 2017 4:57 PM
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *Cc:* Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com>
> *Subject:* EXTERNAL: Re: [NatureNS] Insect Decline
>
>
>
> This is exactly what I am looking for but, unfortunately, I am in
> Montreal.
>
>
>
> Will someone be filming or taping this presentation?  It will be
> invaluable to have on record for consultation.  I am trying to develop a
> "how-to" piece on letting your lawn grow wild as many people want to do
> this but don't know how to begin or when to cut or mow - perhaps once a
> year or once every two years? etc. etc.   And, as Mary says, we need a "n=
ew
> aesthetic".
>
> Perhaps you can live-stream it on Facebook tonight?  Let me know and I
> will watch it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nancy  Robinson
>
> Environmentally Yours
>
> Bear River, N.S.
> 514-605-7186 <(514)%20605-7186>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 4:30 PM, Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> There will be some discussion of this  important issue this evening at th=
e
> Nova Scotia Wild Flora talk at the museum of Natural History in Halifax a=
t
> 7:30 pm:
>
>
>
> *Building a functional mini-meadow without shocking the neighbours (too
> much).. *
> Mary Macaulay wants to be pollinator-friendly and will tell us how she is
> doing it. Mary, a long-time member of NSWFS, is owner and operator of the
> Social Enterprise Remember Adventures <http://rememberadventures.ca/>in
> Tatamagouche. She has been raising awareness about insect decline since
> 2013 via social media as Queen Bee for the global  Insect Recovery Projec=
t
> <http://www.insectrecovery.org/en/>.
>
> Come join us at 7:30 pm, Monday Sep 25, 2017 in the auditorium of the Nov=
a
> Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=3D1747+Summer+Street,+Halifax&entry=3Dgmail&s=
ource=3Dg>
> . *All welcome!*
>
>
>
> With kindest regards
>
>
>
> Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng.
>
> Owner, Remember Adventures B&B & Caper Cafe
>
> Bed & Breakfast, Pedal Buggy, bike, kayak, coaster & snowshoe rentals,
> great bird friendly coffee, organic baking, breakfast & pasta, soups,
> stews, vegan curries & chili, pollinator meadow, games & more!!
>
> (Cafe/Buggies Open Wed to Sunday: 8:00 am - 3 pm; B&B 7 days a week -
> please book via Airbnb)
>
> HWY 6 & Station Road & Trans-Canada Trail
>
> Tatamagouche
>
> RememberAdventures.ca & InsectRecovery.org
>
> 1-902-293-1533 <(902)%20293-1533>
>
> Twitter @RememberTata & @InsectRecovery
>
>
> On Sep 25, 2017, at 1:43 PM, Angus MacLean <Cold_Mac@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/where-have-all-insects-gone
>
> Where have all the insects gone? | Science | AAAS
> <https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/where-have-all-insects-gone>
>
> www.sciencemag.org
>
> Where have all the insects gone? By Gretchen Vogel May. 10, 2017 , 9:00
> AM. Entomologists call it the windshield phenomenon. "If you talk to
> people, they have a gut ...
>
> This is the story in Kings County too & likely thru-out NS. Likely some
> pockets where insects are still doing OK. Bad news for certain bird speci=
es
> such as warblers; plants  that need pollinating, etc. Very important link
> in the food chain.
>
> Angus
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Nancy Robinson
>
> 514-605-7186 <(514)%20605-7186>
>
>
>



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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Good idea!=C2=A0 I will check out the municipal by-la=
ws in my area and my readership area.=C2=A0 <br><br></div>Nancy<br></div><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 26, 201=
7 at 2:13 PM, Laviolette, Lance <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lan=
ce.laviolette@lmco.com" target=3D"_blank">lance.laviolette@lmco.com</a>&gt;=
</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Hi Nancy,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d">If you=E2=80=99re going to try this i=
n an Urban or even village setting, verify that there aren=E2=80=99t bylaws=
 written preventing a =E2=80=98wild=E2=80=99 lawn.
 Fighting city hall and ignoring a bylaw officer on the issue can result in=
 a city crew descending on your yard and imposing a =E2=80=98groomed=E2=80=
=99 look. You can be left holding an industrial sized bill and a yard that =
looks like a soya field after harvest. Fortunately
 such bylaws are not universal.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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